Co-production

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ID23598535
AuthorsMichael Macaulay (0000-0002-6227-6964, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author)
Year2023
Pages415-426
Publication date2023-05-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Governance and Public Management for Social Policy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190916329.013.6
OpenAlexW4377223883
ISBN9780190916329
LanguageEN
References cited14

This chapter unpacks the complex notion of co-production and explores a number of different approaches to its application in public policy and management. The chapter begins by examining the challenges in defining the term, showing its relationship to other, similar concepts, and characterizing its positive and negative manifestations. There are multiple examples of co-production from the social policy sphere in Australasia, all of which have recorded various levels of success in terms of co-design, co-delivery, and co-assessment, as well as promoting different degrees of value congruence among diverse stakeholders. The chapter examines several selected cases and concludes by arguing that the conceptual dynamism associated with co-production creates a fluidity that is helpful for policy practitioners.

Congruence (geometry) · Dynamism · Economics · Epistemology · Management science · Microeconomics · Political science · Positive economics · Production (economics) · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Computer Science · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Philosophy · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology

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